| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |